Terrains of the Heart
And Other Essays On Home
Published on 25. May 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-0-916242-23-7 (ISBN)
Description
A collection of auto-biographical essays about Morris returning to his native Mississippi after living and working in New York City and Long Island. The final essay, "Coming On Back," is about Morris' becoming writer in residence at the University of Mississippi in 1980.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
331 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-916242-23-7 (9780916242237)
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Willie Morris (1934-1999) attended the University of Texas, studied at Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar, returned to Texas as the editor of The Texas Observer, and served as Editor-in-Chief of Harper's from 1967 to 1971. From 1980-1990 he served as writer-in-residence at the University of Mississippi.